Moraira Music Scene - Buying A Villa In Moraira

Moraira is a great place for music lovers and musicians, this Spanish town on the Mediterranean is popular with both and there is always something happening throughout the year. In addition to the bands that always play for Fiesta Parades, a stage is often set up by the Castle for live music following such events – in the Summer this is ongoing from June through July.

Popular Music Venues

Several bars and restaurants regularly offer live music and tribute bands among these are Momo’s Café bar which have music most Friday, Saturdays and Sundays in the late afternoon and you can choose to just have a drink or to enjoy a meal which includes a selection of freshly cooked barbequed meats.  Café y vinobar La Experiencia have smaller groups offering a lovely background to an evening cocktail in the centre of Moraira. The lively bar Floridita has live bands and karaoke and is an option for later night partying in the centre of the town together with Saxo who offer early evening tribute acts and bands, open mike with the Brink band – a regular and popular Monday event where hopeful musicians and singers may be invited to join this well-known local band to perform a favourite song. Later at night Saxo has chill out areas, an inside disco area and sometimes foam parties, their up-to-date schedule can always be found on their website http://www.saxomoraira.com/.

Classical and Choral

Moraira and Teulada both have auditoriums where a variety of shows, ballets, operas and other performances are staged every year and there are several local choirs who perform locally and, if you enjoy singing, are always looking for additional members. No matter what your musical taste you will find something to suit you when you buy a property in Moraira, and the options just keep increasing.

What brings musicians to live in Moraira?

At Hamiltons of London our team is friendly with several of Moraira’s local talented musicians, and we have had an opportunity to speak to a few of them to find out their story and how they came to be living in the Costa Blanca. All these bands are available for gigs throughout the Marina Alta area but, regularly can be seen at some of the venues previous mentioned performing for their local fans in Moraira.

Joe Wilkinson

Joe’s family decided to move to Spain when he and his brother were still at school, there were several problems with the education they were receiving in Bournmouth, and so their parents moved to the Costa Blanca. Here the brothers were enrolled at Lady Elizabeth School and did far better, achieving good grades and Joe went on to university. Joe and his family are now a permanently resident in Moraira and have never regretted choosing to move to this area. Joe’s is an independent musician playing his own guitar and vocal compositions and performing hundreds of shows from Denia to Benidorm and beyond, he is a regular at Café y vinobar La Experiencia in Moraira as well as other venues. Joe has a devoted social media following and one of his singles reached number one in the VoiceFM chart show, several have been released and played on BBC radio shows and he tours throughout Europe. Currently he is on a short tour of the UK but, we can’t wait to welcome him back to Moraira to hear him again soon!!! You can follow and support Joe at https://www.facebook.com/joe.wilkinson.3194.

The Tender Caves – Jade Poli vocalist

Jade is a 23-year-old very talented vocalist whose parents moved to Spain almost by accident. Jade’s mother Emma was on a business trip that she had been fortunate enough to win and met somebody who already lived in Moraira. The family had not previously visited Spain but, googled the area came to visit and fell in love. Jade’s family soon moved to Moraira while she was studying vocals at university in Manchester. Following the pandemic Jade decided to join her family in Spain. A local legend called Andre has an ear for music and loves to support and promote local talent, the group the Tender Caves was his brainchild and Jade was thrilled to be asked to join this new Moraira based rock band that Andre had formed. The band has grown in popularity throughout the Costa Blanca and regularly perform gigs in Moraira and neighbouring towns. Despite the ups and downs along the way they have become a very successful local group, and all their fans look forward to seeing them. This year their success was really shown when they performed a brilliant set on stage at the annual Moraira Music Festival at the beginning of June which starts the towns Fiesta season every year. To see when and where this great band will be delighting audiences next see and follow their Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100083848305166.

Mystery Machine and Culture Shock – Jude, Steve and Co….

Jude moved to the Costa Blanca on a whim after a holiday in Javea, sitting on that idyllic beach with her family they made a snap decision to sell their business and home in the UK and move. They found a plot of land for sale in Javea and arranged to have a villa built there – a year later they moved in!

Steve at this time had an online business so was able to be based in Javea for his work. It here that they originally formed a band called MP7 which performed in bars, restaurants and local festivals for several years.

They both then took a break from music and decided to move the nearby beautiful town of Moraira, here they found that the charming locations and music scene was growing and Steve, who is a fantastic guitarist, returned to music joining a local band. His musical direction then changed and along with other local musicians the Indie Rock band Mystery Machine was formed and are a big hit at local venues and festivals. Despite a few changes the group has gone from strength to strength with their enigmatic lead singer Jo. However, this is not enough for Steve who, together with his vocalist partner Jude also play as the duo Culture Shock. Both groups have an excellent following and varied repertoires and can be followed and contacted on their Facebook pages. https://www.facebook.com/cultureshockduo https://www.facebook.com/MysteryMachineMoraira

Conclusion

As you can clearly see when you buy a villa in Moraira there is no end to the entertainment available and if you are also a musician there are plenty of people who will encourage and support your ambitions.